William Whiting Markham

Notes:

!Source: fgs originally submitted by Charlotta J. M. Crow citing family
records in her possession.

BIRTH: only probably born in Henrietta Twp.
BIRTH: Might have been born in Chester Twp., Geauga, Ohio, USA

Notes:

Born in Hartford, Ontario, New York or Avon, which is now Rush?

Source: Fgs by Marilyn Markham of SLC, UT. Her source is fgs submitted
by Charlotta J. M. Crow who cites family records in her possession.

Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p. 1023 (in my LDS file)
!Heart Throbs of the West, v. 2, v. 8, 11
!Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, v. 4

Life Sketch: "...Stephen Markham, was born 9 February, 1800, in Genesee
Valley, the town of Rush now called Avon, New York. He was baptized
into the Latter-Day Saints Church in July 1837 in Chester, Ohio, by Elder
Abel Lamb. He played an important part in the building of the City of
Nauvoo. He was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the first regiment, first
cohort of the Nauvoo Legion. He was a very good and faithful friend to the
Prophet Joseph Smith and acted as a body guard to him through all his
troubles with the mobs. Stephen Markham came to Utah with Brigham
Young and was Colonel of the whole pioneer company that arrived on July
23, 1847, of which he acted as scout along the way.
Grandfather (Stephen Markham) was one of the first to see the Great
Salt Lake Valley and to hear President Young say, "It is enough, this is
the place." Three weeks after his arrival, he went back to Nauvoo to help
other companies to Utah. He continued in this work for two years.
! Eliza R. Snow wrote the song "O My Father" in her meagerly furnished
low-roofed room in the home of Stephen Markham in Nauvoo. It was
penned on a wooden chest which was the only table her room afforded.
! In the fall of 1851, Stephen Markham and his family (at this point it
consisted of his wife Mary Curtis Houghton Markham, her son, Edgar
Houghton, and her two nieces) settled in Palmyra (possibly now called
Leland, UT) and in March 1852 the first Church organization was made
with him as President. Grandfather's home was always open to the
immigrants and because of his generous hospitality his house was full
all the time. A few of the ones who made their home with him are John
Hayes, Thomas D. Evans and his wife, Priscilla.
! In 1856, when the Saints were advised to move to the present site of
Spanish Fork, Stephen Markham took a section of land just west of
Spanish Fork and it was there that he made his home until his death."
! TAKEN FROM A "BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM DON CARLOS MARKHAM"
compiled by Nean Markham (GGD to Stephen Markham), of Spanish Fork,
UT. Information sourced from geneology of Keith George Markham of SLC,
UT.

!Burial date from Lois Crow Goodmansen. She reported that Avon,
Livingston, New York is now Rush, Monroe, New York. Records are in
Rush.

!Town was Hartford, Ontario, New York when Stephen was born. Then it
was Avon, Livingston, New York, which is now Rush, Monroe, New York.
(Verda Kitchen and Lois Goodmanson)

!Married (1) Hannah Hogaboom,
!Might have married Mary Curtis on 5 Oct. 1850

!Family records of Ina Markham Mangum
!Temple Index records

!Baptized in July 1837 by Elder Abel Lamb in Chester Geaugo Co., Ohio,
which was 12 miles from the Kirtland Temple.

!Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, v. 3 (see my LDS file)
!Heart Throbs of the West, v. 8 (see my LDS file)

!Data from Lois Crow Goodmansen, 20 Apr 1997.

Stephen married Hannah Hogaboom 1823, , Ohio, United States. Hannah was born 1 Apr 1804, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States; died 31 Jan 1892, Stony Creek, Glenn, California, United States; was buried , Newville Cemetery, Newville, Glenn, California, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Source: fgs originally submitted by Charlotta J. M. Crow, SLC, UT wherein
is cited family record book in her possession.

Hannah's 2nd husband was Mr. Sherman. She divorced Stephen sometime after 1850.

Data from Lois Crow Goodmansen, 20 Apr 1997.

Notes:

Divorced 1850?

Notes:

!Source: Pedigree chart from Marilyn Markham, SLC, UT. Original
submitter was Mrs. Mariam Hamilton, Rexburg, ID. Also cited was "Willey
Family Record of Isaac and His Descendants" by Henry Willey, p.22

!Death: Was accidentally killed by neighbor while shooting firearms off
during Fourth of July celebration.
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Irwin Merry, "A 300 year record of descendants of Cornelius Merry of
Northampton, Mass. and Northfield, Mass."

!Born 1768/1770/75. Bap. Cong. Ch. in Acworth, N.H.
!Died Avon, N.Y. 1802. Killed by Woodruff accidently at Elm Place, Avon,
!New York on the 4th of July (fm. Mrs. Dorothy Tripp)

!Dinah's 1st husband.

!Town was first called Hartford. In 1808, Hartford became Avon. Avon
was divided and Rush was the name given to the north half. (Edwin
Crow)

David married Dinah Merry Abt 1795. Dinah (daughter of Ebeneser Merry, II and Sarah Whiting) was born 14 Oct 1777, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died 17 May 1850, Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Ruth McArthur notes that Presidents William Henry Harrison and
Benjamin Harrison were Merry's

!Another husband Samuel Potter, m. 10 March 1810 in Mentor Lake, Ohio.
He died 30 March 1850. Samuel and Dinah had five children. Children are
sealed to David Markham.

!Records by Nean Beck.
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!Irwin Merry, "A 300 year record of descendants of Cornelius Merry of
Northampton, Mass. and Northfield, Mass."

!Married (2) Mr. Kelsey. Dinah had one child by Kelsey.
!Married (3) Samuel Potter. He died 17 March, 1850, Newberry, Conn.

!Verda Kitchen found death place as Painesville, Lake, Ohio, in a record at
Livingston County Historian's Office, Genesseo, NY, rather than her dying
at Newbury, Geauga, Ohio.

Notes:

Might have been born abt 1727 in Acworth, Sullivan, NH.

Source: Ped. Chart from Marilyn Markham, SLC, UT. Also cited was "Willey
Family Record of Isaac and His Descendants" by Henry Willey, p.22
NOTE--Another original fgs submitted by Ralphena Hacking of SLC, UT
(obtained from Marilyn Markham, SLC, UT) disagrees in following
respects: Birth date-- 14 sep 1738 vice 1727
Birth Place--Haddam, Middlesex, CT vice Acworth, Sullivan, NH
Baptism date--30 Aug 1920 vice 1958
Endow Date--15 sep 1920 vice 1958?
S to P Date--27 nov 1968 at SLC

Note on bottom of fgs reads as follows,"These children were sealed to
William Brainerd first husband, and to their mother Esther Arnold date
27 Nov '68 SL. Mother sealed to first husband 23 Jan 1958 MT. Approved,
O. Leslie Stone, SL President"

Cited on this fgs as original sources are: "#1746 F Conn H-5a Pt 1,
Haddam Middlesex, Conn Deed Book (page 8, V(ital)R(ecords));
929.273-B731b page 42, Brainerd Geneology".

MARRIAGE: East Haddam (Conn.). Registrar of Vital Staistics. Records of
births, marriages, and deaths, 1687-1915. US/CAN film #1480163, vol.
1, 1687-1789. (D75)

William married Abigail Cone Willey 4 Jun 1761, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. Abigail (daughter of Benajah Willey and Rachel Dutton) was born Abt 1744, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; was christened 22 Jul 1753, Acworth, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States; died 1 May 1792, Colt Farm, West Rush, Monroe, New York, United States; was buried , Avon Cemetery, Avon, Livingston, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Source: Ped. Chart from Marilyn Markham, SLC, UT. and Nean Beck.

!Also cited was "Willey Family Record of Isaac and His Descendants" by
Henry Willey, p.22

!Willey/Wiley

Notes:

!Source: Original fgs submitted by Frank Elmer Young, Canoga Park, CA
(obtained from Marilyn Markham, SLC, UT).
Also cited were;
"Vital records of Hartford, CT;
Russell S. Flower, 335 Ten Eyck St., Watertown, NY;
Early Conn. Marr. vol 2 p 73, 76;
Conn. 7 bk 2,
Records of First Church, West Hartford, CT."
records by Aunt Nean

!Might only be of Hartford.
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!Irwin Merry, "A 300 year record of descendants of Cornelius Merry of
Northampton, Mass. and Northfield, Mass."

!Might have been born in West Hartford, Conn.

Marriage = W.H. 1st Ch. p. 120

Ebenezer's and Sarah's graves are side by side in Avon, NY Cem.

"Until about 1778, Ebenezer and his family lived in West Hartford, New
York where the last seven children were born." In Pittsfield, Mass in
1783. Later Ebenezer and family migrated to Avon, New York, then called
New Hartford.

Ebenezer had 2 days service in town of Hartford, p. 13, Lexington Alarm
List.
Served as private under Lieutenant Seymour and Major Newberry in Conn.
Troops.
See:
D.A.R. v. 140, p. 8 (1918) no. 139022
Conn. Hist. Society v. VIII
Rev. Rolls & Lists, p. 274, mem. 4th Co. 1st Regiment, also p. 235.
Conn. Men, in the Revolution.

Ebeneser married Sarah Whiting 5 Nov 1772. Sarah (daughter of John Whiting and Sarah Hosmer) was born 20 Jun 1749, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; was christened 25 Jun 1749; died 12 Oct 1822, Avon, Livingston, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

surname also spelled Whitney?

Source: Name, Birth, and Death information from pedigree chart from
Marilyn Markham, SLC, UT and family group record by Beth Richmond

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Might have been born 20 June 1750 and only of West Hartford.

Died age 73.

Irwin Merry, "A 300 year record of descendants of Cornelius Merry of Northampton, Mass. and Northfield, Mass."

This source says she was a sister of Allyn Whiting.